Curriculum Committee Minutes
February 10, 2003
Members Present: Anderson-Connelly, Barry, Beck (Chair), Clark, Derryberry, Goldstein, Hale,
Jasinski, Kline, Livingston, Notrica, Ricigliano, Rogers, Rousslang, Tomhave, Washburn
Visitors: Hough, Rocchi, West
Beck called the meeting to order at 8:04.
Announcement: The Comparative Sociology review may be submitted prior to the scheduled due
date.
MSP to defer the Department of Religion review to October 2004.
Beck requested an informal canvas of members’ current opinions to aid in the deliberative and
decision processes involved in determining if American Sign Language fulfills the core
requirement for foreign language. Discussion of the issue itself was deferred until the remaining
agenda items were considered.
MSP to approve the following courses submitted for inclusion in the Writing and Rhetoric
core area:
• CTA 107 Rhetoric, Film, and National Identity (Owen)
• HONORS 101 Encountering the Other/Writing the Self (Conner/Putman)
MSP to approve the following course submitted for inclusion in the Scholarly and Creative
Inquiry core area:
• GEO XXX Dinosaurs and the Worlds They Lived In (Lowther)
Report from the Humanities Program review subcommittee: Kline presented the
subcommittee’s report. Members of the Humanities Program worked with the subcommittee to
develop a new plan of assessment in which students in Hum 201 will evaluate their experiences
in prior Humanities courses.
MSP to approve the Humanities Program review
Barry circulated a list of core courses that have received administrative approval during Fall 2002.
He encouraged faculty to include in their syllabi for core courses a description of how the course
meets the core requirements.
Beck distributed a statement from faculty of the Department of Foreign Language and Literature
outlining their position about whether American Sign Language should fulfill the foreign language
core requirement. After a brief discussion, Beck proposed that a subcommittee be formed to
consider the issue further.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:44 A.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Cathy Hale